About
Heriot-Watt University is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1821 as the School of Arts of Edinburgh, the world's first mechanics' institute, and was subsequently granted university status by royal charter in 1966. It is the eighth-oldest higher education institution in the United Kingdom. The name Heriot-Watt was taken from Scottish inventor James Watt and Scottish philanthropist and goldsmith George Heriot.
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Key facts
- Global rank
- #1090
- Location
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1821
- Students
- 29,000
- How to apply
- Direct portal
Programmes
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Postgraduate · Digital Design and Innovation
Master of Arts - Digital Design and Innovation
- Tuition per year
- GBP 19,816 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Scottish Borders
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Postgraduate · Fashion and Textiles Design
Master of Arts - Fashion and Textiles Design
- Tuition per year
- GBP 20,456 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Scottish Borders
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Postgraduate · Fashion and Textiles Design
Master of Arts - Fashion and Textiles Design (With Industry Placement)
- Tuition per year
- GBP 20,456 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 15 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Scottish Borders
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Postgraduate · Interior Architecture and Design
Master of Arts - Interior Architecture and Design
- Tuition per year
- GBP 20,456 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Scottish Borders
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Postgraduate · Games Design and Development
Master of Design (MDes) - Games Design and Development
- Tuition per year
- GBP 26,296 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Actuarial Management
Master of Science - Actuarial Management
- Tuition per year
- GBP 24,952 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Actuarial Management with Data Science
Master of Science - Actuarial Management with Data Science
- Tuition per year
- GBP 24,952 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Actuarial Science
Master of Science - Actuarial Science
- Tuition per year
- GBP 24,952 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Actuarial Science and Management
Master of Science - Actuarial Science and Management
- Tuition per year
- GBP 24,952 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Advanced Mechanical Engineering
Master of Science - Advanced Mechanical Engineering
- Tuition per year
- GBP 28,952 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Advanced Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Application
Master of Science - Advanced Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Application
- Tuition per year
- GBP 28,952 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Advanced Structural Engineering
Master of Science - Advanced Structural Engineering
- Tuition per year
- GBP 26,296 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
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Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Analytical Science for the Biosciences Industries
Master of Science - Analytical Science for the Biosciences Industries
- Tuition per year
- GBP 25,480 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Applied Mathematical Sciences
Master of Science - Applied Mathematical Sciences
- Tuition per year
- GBP 20,456 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Applied Mathematical Sciences
Master of Science - Applied Mathematical Sciences (2 years)
- Tuition per year
- GBP 20,456 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Applied Mathematical Sciences – Climate And Environmental Modelling
Master of Science - Applied Mathematical Sciences - Climate and Environmental Modelling
- Tuition per year
- GBP 20,456 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Artificial Intelligence
Master of Science - Artificial Intelligence
- Tuition per year
- GBP 26,296 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Artificial Intelligence
Master of Science - Artificial Intelligence (2 years)
- Tuition per year
- GBP 26,296 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Brewing And Distilling
Master of Science - Brewing and Distilling
- Tuition per year
- GBP 28,952 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Brewing And Distilling – Entrepreneurship
Master of Science - Brewing and Distilling - Entrepreneurship
- Tuition per year
- GBP 28,952 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Business Analytics And Consultancy
Master of Science - Business Analytics and Consultancy
- Tuition per year
- GBP 24,952 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Business Psychology
Master of Science - Business Psychology
- Tuition per year
- GBP 21,872 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 24 November 2026 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Business Psychology – Coaching
Master of Science - Business Psychology - Coaching
- Tuition per year
- GBP 21,872 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Business Psychology – Human Resource Management
Master of Science - Business Psychology - Human Resource Management
- Tuition per year
- GBP 21,872 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Business Strategy, Leadership and Change
Master of Science - Business Strategy, Leadership and Change
- Tuition per year
- GBP 24,952 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Civil Engineering
Master of Science - Civil Engineering (With Industry Placement) (2 years)
- Tuition per year
- GBP 26,296 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Civil Engineering and Construction Management
Master of Science - Civil Engineering and Construction Management
- Tuition per year
- GBP 26,296 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Climate Change: Managing the Marine Environment
Master of Science - Climate Change: Managing the Marine Environment
- Tuition per year
- GBP 29,992 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying
Master of Science - Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying (With Industry Placement) (2 year)
- Tuition per year
- GBP 20,456 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Computer Science – Cyber Security
Master of Science - Computer Science - Cyber Security
- Tuition per year
- GBP 26,296 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Computing
Master of Science - Computing (2 years)
- Tuition per year
- GBP 26,296 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Construction Project Management
Master of Science - Construction Project Management
- Tuition per year
- GBP 24,952 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Construction Project Management
Master of Science - Construction Project Management (With Industry Placement) (2 year)
- Tuition per year
- GBP 24,952 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Data Science
Master of Science - Data Science
- Tuition per year
- GBP 26,296 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Data Science
Master of Science - Data Science (2 years)
- Tuition per year
- GBP 26,296 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Design Management
Master of Science - Design Management
- Tuition per year
- GBP 20,456 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Scottish Borders
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Postgraduate · Digital Marketing
Master of Science - Digital Marketing
- Tuition per year
- GBP 24,952 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Economics, Banking and Finance
Master of Science - Economics, Banking and Finance
- Tuition per year
- GBP 21,872 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Energy
Master of Science - Energy
- Tuition per year
- GBP 28,952 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Postgraduate · Energy and Economics
Master of Science - Energy and Economics
- Tuition per year
- GBP 21,192 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
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Deadline: 1 September 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028; Campus: Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh
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Scholarships you could use here
Chevening Scholarship · UK Government (FCDO)
Open to Indian nationals for a one-year master's degree in the UK. Needs at least 2,800 hours of work experience after the undergraduate degree, over at least two years.
2027-2028 cycle open until 6 October 2026, 11:00 UTC.
Official pageCommonwealth Master's Scholarships · Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK
India is eligible for 2027/28. Needs a first degree at 2:1 standard or equivalent and demonstrated financial need. Applicants must be nominated by a national nominating agency or approved NGO; no direct applications.
2027/28 cycle closes 16:00 BST on 20 October 2026. Nominating agencies may set earlier dates.
Official pageRhodes Scholarship (India) · Rhodes Trust
Five places for India, for full-time postgraduate study at the University of Oxford. Check the official India candidate information for citizenship, age and degree rules.
The 2027 India cycle closed on 23 July 2026. The next cycle date is not yet published.
Official pageInlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarships · Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation
Indian passport holders living in India with a bachelor's degree from an Indian university and an admission offer. Age and minimum-grade rules apply, and some subjects (including business, computer science, engineering and medicine) are excluded. Also covers study in the USA and Europe.
The 2026 window is closed; the next cycle date is not yet published.
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